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Malawi cholera vaccination

Urgent Malawi Cholera Vaccination Drive Launches as Fatality Rates Triple WHO Threshold

Health officials have mobilized a rapid-response immunization strategy this week to combat a dangerous spike ...

  • 23 January 2026
  • Africa
Hepatitis B

Ethical Red Flags Stop US-Backed Hepatitis B Study in Guinea-Bissau

The government of Guinea-Bissau has officially halted a controversial, United States-funded study involving the Hepatitis ...

  • 23 January 2026
  • Health
MALAWI

Health Crisis Deepens in Malawi as International Aid Vanishes

Exactly one year since a sharp drop in international funding, Malawi’s public health system is ...

  • 20 January 2026
  • Health
BODA

Kenya’s ‘Boda Girls’ Provide Life-Saving Transport for Mothers

In the remote villages of western Kenya, a unique group of women is transforming how ...

  • 19 January 2026
  • Health
adiche

The Deadliest Gap:Adichie, Euracare, and the Fragility of Nigerian Healthcare

In Nigeria, there is a haunting proverb that has echoed through the halls of our ...

  • 13 January 2026
  • Health
ABORTION

Court Rules Wyoming Abortion Bans Unconstitutional

Abortion services will remain legal in Wyoming following a landmark ruling by the state’s Supreme ...

  • 6 January 2026
  • Health
UNICEF

UNICEF Warns of Rising Child Sexual Violence in DRC Camp

UNICEF has issued an urgent warning regarding the staggering rise in sexual violence against children ...

  • 5 January 2026
  • Health
IVORY

Ivory Coast and United States Ink $487 Million Health Partnership

The Republic of Ivory Coast and the United States have officially signed a major health ...

  • 30 December 2025
  • Health
Mpox

Sierra Leone: Mpox Over, But Survivors Face Stigma

After a grueling two-year health battle, Sierra Leone has officially declared its Mpox epidemic over. ...

  • 16 December 2025
  • Health
ALZHEIMER'S

Alzheimer’s Research Pivots to ‘Cancer Model’

Recent trials testing Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide for Alzheimer’s disease did not yield the desired results. ...

  • 12 December 2025
  • Health
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Iran internet blackout

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AU lifts Guinea sanctions
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